Performance of 2-hole YBCO rf SQUID in flux-locked-loop mode at 77 K

A 2-hole rf SQUID has been fabricated using naturally present grain boundary Josephson weaklinks in a microbridge of bulk Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductor. Periodic oscillations in voltage-flux characteristics have been observed up to 80.5 K. The spectral density of flux noise of the SQUID is 8 × 10⁻⁴ Φ₀/√Hz at 100 Hz and 77 K for open-loop mode. The SQUID has been successfully operated in flux-locked-loop mode at 77 K, demonstrating the feasiblity of the device for practical applications. In the flux-locked-loop mode the stability as well as flux noise of the SQUID has been found to improve considerably as compared to that in the open-loop mode. Various SQUID parameters have also been estimated and reported here.     

Observation of rf SQUID characteristics in YBCO bulk at 77 K

RF SQUID behaviour due to grain boundary weak links in a bulk YBCO is observed at 77 K using modified commercial rf electronics. Porous samples with lowI _c are found to show this characteristic whereas dense samples with higherI _c do not show SQUID behaviour.V-B modulation characteristic is found to be better when the rf pumping frequency is kept slightly higher than the resonance frequency of the tank circuit. Designing of coil for tank circuit with appropriateQ has been found to be very crucial for seeing the SQUID behaviour. Estimation of parameters such as coupling constant, mutual inductance, inductance and radius of the SQUID loop, have been made and their significance is discussed. Flux noise spectrum of the bulk rf SQUID in flux locked mode is also reported.     

Development of 1.3GHz high-T-c rf SQUID

A new high-T_c (HT_c) rf SQUID working at around 1.3GHz has been developed to avoid electromagnetic interference such as growing mobile communication jamming. This new system works in a frequency range from 1.23 to 1.42GHz (centred at 1.3GHz), which is not occupied by commercial communication. The sensor used in the 1.3GHz rf SQUID is made of a HT_c coplanar superconducting resonator and a large-area HT_c superconducting film concentrator. We have achieved in the 1.3GHz HT_c rf SQUID system a minimal flux noise of 2.5×10^{-5}Φ_0/\sqrt{Hz} and a magnetic field sensitivity of 38fT/\sqrt{Hz} in white noise range, respectively. The effective area of the concentrator fabricated on a 15×15mm^2 substrate is 1.35mm^2. It is shown that the 1.3GHz rf SQUID system has a high field sensitivity. Design and implementation of 1.3GHz HT_c rf SQUID offers a promising direction of rf SQUID development for higher working frequency ranges.     

Development of 1.3GHz high-T-c rf SQUID

A new high-T_c (HT_c) rf SQUID working at around 1.3GHz has been developed to avoid electromagnetic interference such as growing mobile communication jamming. This new system works in a frequency range from 1.23 to 1.42GHz (centred at 1.3GHz), which is not occupied by commercial communication. The sensor used in the 1.3GHz rf SQUID is made of a HT_c coplanar superconducting resonator and a large-area HT_c superconducting film concentrator. We have achieved in the 1.3GHz HT_c rf SQUID system a minimal flux noise of 2.5×10^{-5}Φ_0/\sqrt{Hz} and a magnetic field sensitivity of 38fT/\sqrt{Hz} in white noise range, respectively. The effective area of the concentrator fabricated on a 15×15mm^2 substrate is 1.35mm^2. It is shown that the 1.3GHz rf SQUID system has a high field sensitivity. Design and implementation of 1.3GHz HT_c rf SQUID offers a promising direction of rf SQUID development for higher working frequency ranges.     

Basic properties of an rf SQUID involving two Josephson junctions connected in series

We have studied the basic characteristics of a radio frequency superconducting quantum interference device (rf SQUID) involving two Josephson junctions connected in series, the case for the widely used grain boundary junction (GBJ) rf SQUID. It is found that the SQUID properties are determined mainly by the weaker junction when the critical current of the weaker junction is much lower than that of the other junction. Otherwise, the effect of the other junction is not negligible. We also find that only when the hysteresis parameter β is less than 1-α, where α is the critical current ratio of the two junctions, will the SQUID operate in the nonhysteretic mode.     

PZT厚膜及高频超声换能器的研究

近年来,基于PZT厚膜的超声换能器研究受到了广泛的重视。本文综述了PZT厚膜制备技术的发展情况,简要介绍了水下声纳和医用超声领域中PZT厚膜型高频超声换能器的应用研制进展。     

Observation of rf SQUID characteristics in YBCO bulk at 77 K

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Quantum interference effect in laser patterned BSCCO thick film

DC SQUID structure consisting of two microbridges and a circular hole was patterned on BSCCO thick film using laser ablation technique. Quantum interference effects on these patterned films were studied at fixed biasing current by applying changing magnetic field. The SQUID with 100 μm × 70 μm microbridges showed noisy and irregular V-B behaviour whereas the SQUID containing smaller microbridges showed better V-B characteristic. Temperature dependence of the I-V and V-B characteristics of the SQUID is also reported.     

含有两个约瑟夫森结的射频SQUID的本征磁通噪声

我们研究了双结射频超导量子干涉器件（rf SQUID）的含时特性，给出了总磁通的动力学方程，并分析了在回滞模式和非回滞模式下的本征磁通噪声。结果显示：两个结的临界电流差别越大则越有助于获得小的本征噪声，在这种情况下，双结rf SQUID的本征磁通噪声会比单结rf SQUID的噪声稍大，但不超过一个数量级。     

Low-temperature CO gas sensors based on Au/SnO2 thick film

A study on the low-temperature CO gas sensors based on Au/SnO₂ thick film was reported. Au/SnO₂ powders were prepared by a deposition-precipitation method. Thick films were fabricated from Au/SnO₂ powders. X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses were carried out for investigation of morphology and crystalline structure. Au/SnO₂ thick film sensors exhibited high sensitivity to CO gas at relatively low operating temperature (83-210 °C). We also reported the effect of the calcination temperature of Au/SnO₂ on the CO gas sensing behavior. The optimal calcination temperature of Au/SnO₂ was 300 °C.     

高温超导薄膜微波非线性研究的进展

文章介绍了高温超导薄膜微波非线性的主要特征，阐述了高温超导薄膜微波非线性产生的原因和相关的研究现状，指出了高温超导薄膜非线性研究中遇到的困难和尚未解决的问题．     

高温超导薄膜微波非线性研究的进展

文章介绍了高温超导薄膜微波非线性的主要特征,阐述了高温超导薄膜微波非线性产生的原因和相关的研究现状,指出了高温超导薄膜非线性研究中遇到的困难和尚未解决的问题.     

A new type of HTc superconducting film comb-shape resonator for radio frequency superconducting quantum interference devices

A new type of HTc superconducting film combshape resonator for radio frequency superconducting quantum interference devices (RF SQUID) has been designed. This new type of superconducting film comb-shape resonator is formed by a foursquare microstrip line without a flux concentrator. The range of the center frequency of this type of resonator varies from 800 MHz to 1 300 MHz by changing the length of the teeth. In this paper, we report on simulating the relationship of the value of the center frequency and the length of the teeth, and testing the noise of HTc RF SQUID coupling this comb-shape resonator. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 2005, 27(3) (in Chinese)     

高温超导体组合薄膜和相图表征高通量方法

铜氧化物超导体和铁基高温超导体是已知的两类高温超导体,研究高温超导机理是如今超导领域最具有挑战性的前沿课题.构建高温超导的高维精确相图、寻找决定超导转变温度的关键物理量可以为高温超导机理做好实验铺垫.对于铜氧化物高温超导体,多种自由度的相互关联与耦合使其相图呈现出复杂性与多样性.现有的研究方法在构建高维“全息”相图及获取定量化物理规律等方面面临着难以克服的困难,而材料的高通量制备与表征技术可以在相图空间实现参量的线扫描甚至面扫描,有望快速建立可靠的高温超导高维相图和高温超导关键参量数据库,并从中提取重要的统计物理规律.本文从阳离子掺杂、母体氧掺杂、双电层晶体管(静电场/电化学)、磁场等几个调控维度,回顾了主要基于输运手段获得的铜氧化物电子态相图,介绍了基于脉冲激光沉积技术和分子束外延技术的组合薄膜生长方法以及与之匹配的跨尺度选区输运测量技术,展示了高通量技术在高温超导研究中的初步应用.高通量实验技术与超导研究结合,逐步形成了新兴的高通量超导研究范式,将在构建高维精确相图、突破高温超导机理、推进超导材料实用化等方面发挥不可替代的作用.     

Flux mapping at 77 K and local measurement at lower temperature of thin-wall YBaCuO single-domain samples oxygenated under high pressure

YBCO single-domain samples are suitable for the production of high trapped fields in the range 20–77 K using a cryocooler or liquid nitrogen. But the oxygenation process required to actually transform the single domains into superconductors induces an extensive crack network that is limiting the material performances. Thin-wall geometry has been introduced to reduce the diffusion paths and to enable a progressive oxygenation strategy. As a consequence cracks are drastically reduced. In addition the use of a high oxygen pressure (16 MPa) speeds up further the process by displacing the oxygen–temperature equilibrium towards the higher temperature of the phase diagram. The advantage of thin-wall geometry is that such an annealing can be applied directly to a much larger sample. Remarkable results are obtained without any doping by the combination of thin walls and oxygen high pressure. While classical plain samples yield 300–400 mT, a trapped field of 840 mT has been measured at 77 K on a 16 mm diameter Y123 thin-wall single-domain sample with an annealing time as short as 3 days. Local measurements with a fixed Hall probe on top of the sample were performed at lower temperature after magnetization either in a static field or in a pulse field. The trapped field is significantly higher at lower temperature. Cryocoolers become the key to compromise between performances and cryogenic cost around 40 K.     

高温超导薄膜及器件应用

高温超导 ( HTS)氧化物材料具有层状晶体结构 ,这样它们除了具有较高的超导临界转变温度外 ,还有一些其它的特殊性质 .对这些性质研究利用 ,可使 HTS材料得到广泛应用 ,特别是 HTS薄膜材料 ,现在很多 HTS薄膜器件已得到成功应用 .     

高温超导的压力效应研究

从修正的依赖时间的金兹堡-朗道方程出发研究高温超导体的压力效应，考虑序参量为一个复数. 在外界压力作用下，理论上获得了压强与高温超导温度的一些表达式.在一些特殊情况下，得到高温超导的临界温度T随外压强的增加而降低；在另外某些条件下高温超导的临界温度T_C随外压强的增加而增加.外部施加的压强，只有一部分反映在高温超导态. 关键词： 高温超导 压强 临界温度     

Texture and self-biased property of an oriented M-type barium ferrite thick film by tape casting

In this paper,the oriented M-type barium ferrite(BaM) thick films with different thicknesses are prepared by tape casting.It is found that the crystallographic alignment degree(f),the pore and the squareness ratio(Mr/Ms) are not affected by the thickness of the film.XRD and SEM results show that the thick film has hexagonal morphology with a crystal texture of c-axis grains perpendicular to film plane.The hysteresis curve indicates that the BaM thick film exhibits a self-biased property with a remanent magnetization of 3.30 T,a squareness ratio(Mr/Ms) of 0.81,and a coercivity of 0.40 T.The results show that the BaM thick film has potential for use in self-biasing microwave devices,and also proves that the tape casting technique is capable of fabricating high-quality barium ferrite films,thus providing a unique opportunity to realize the large area production of thick film.     

基底温度对中阶梯光栅厚铝膜质量的影响

大尺寸中阶梯光栅具有大孔径和极高的衍射级次,可以实现普通光栅难以达到的极高光谱分辨率。中阶梯光栅通常是利用刻划机在厚铝膜上刻划而成,所以制备大面积均匀性的高质量铝膜刻划基底是实现高性能大尺寸中阶梯光栅的关键因素。在较厚铝膜的制备工艺中,基底温度是至关重要的工艺参数。本文通过电子束热蒸发镀铝工艺在不同基底温度下制备了厚铝膜样品,并利用原子力显微镜、扫描电镜等手段从宏观和微观尺度详细分析了基底温度对铝膜质量的影响。铝膜平均晶粒尺寸从100℃时的264.34 nm增大到200℃时的384.97 nm和300℃时的596.35 nm,表面粗糙度Rq从100℃时的34.7 nm增长到200℃时的58.9 nm和300℃时的95.1 nm。结果表明,随着基底温度的升高表面粗糙度迅速增大,铝膜的表面质量严重退化。     

Analysis of a shielded TE011 mode composite dielectric resonator for stable frequency reference

Analysis of a TE₀₁₁ mode composite sapphire-rutile dielectric resonator has been carried out to study the temperature variation of resonance frequency, close to the Cs atomic clock hyperfine frequency of 9.192 GHz. The complementary behavior of dielectric permittivity with temperature of the composite has been exploited to obtain the desired turning point in the resonant frequency. The frequency of the composite structure is found to be independent of the shield diameter beyond four times the puck diameter.